Happiness System

It looked very dangerous and unstable, especially since it snowed yesterday. Qin Xiaoyun was quite worried.

But Fang Lixia and Liu Ma were afraid of delaying their trip to the Qin family's old house, so they refused to let the driver take them.

After watching the two people riding away on their bikes for a while, Qin Xiaoyun estimated that Fang Yulan and her son were almost ready, so she asked Pan'er and the others to put their things in the car, and then went to pick up Fang Yulan and the others to go to the old house.

“Although I saved a lot of money on New Year gifts by living in my old house last year, it was not a pleasant experience with so many elders to worry about!

Although this year is a little quieter than previous years, it should be much more comfortable! ”

Before even entering the house, Fang Yulan thought of the past. They were obviously bastards and their wives, and they were obviously not doing very well in the outside world, but those people relied on the fact that they were of the same generation as the old man to show off in front of them!

According to the Qin family's custom, after the old man passed away, the brothers of his generation became ordinary relatives and would no longer be asked to return to the old house to celebrate the New Year. They would come back on the second day of the New Year to pay New Year's greetings.

Less than a week had passed since the old man's death, and the Qin family was still in mourning, without any decorations or red paper.

When Qin Xiaoyun made clothes for everyone, she also avoided using bright colors such as bright red and purple.

"The Second Madam, the Third Miss, and several young masters are here! Madam is waiting inside, and the Fourth Master and his family are also here, please come in quickly!"

The butler had a big smile on his face and personally escorted them to the second gate. This was an unprecedented attitude, and Fang Yulan was a little flattered.

After exchanging a few words with the first wife in the main courtyard, Qin Huairong's servant came over and said that the master and the eldest son asked the third young lady to go to the study.

Instead of engaging in intrigue with a group of women with fake smiles on their faces, she would rather go talk about work with her uncle and cousin.

Facing jealous gazes, Qin Xiaoyun left slowly.

Actually, there was nothing big about Qin Huairong asking her to come over. He just wanted to send her some books. These were books that he had bought at a great price. They were books from ancient times to the present, from the inside out, about printing and dyeing, textiles and even design!

Qin Xiaoyun got a headache just looking at the pile of books mixed with ancient Chinese and foreign languages!

It's New Year's Day, this isn't just giving gifts, this is clearly an attempt to punish her and make her unhappy!

Want to strike next year!

Seeing Qin Xiaoyun's shocked expression, Qin Qinghai patted her shoulder and said, "You didn't want the wages I gave you before. Our Qin family doesn't treat ourselves badly. I discussed it with my father and I gave you 10% of the profits from the textile factory and the garment shop."

Qin Xiaoyun finally felt happy when she saw the deposit slip with four zeros on it.

Money is such a wonderful thing. It brings her one step closer to living a wealthy life of lying down and retiring in her old age!

Without any pretense, she simply kept the deposit certificate and planned to exchange half of it for gold when she had time, and deposit the remaining half into her account.

The lunch at noon is a family meal, and the main meal is in the evening.

Qin Xiaoyun did not go out to play palace intrigues with the other female members of the family. She had lunch at a small table with Qin Huairong and his son, and continued to talk about work after lunch.

It was not until around three o'clock in the afternoon that Qin Huairong and his son went out to build relationships with the men in the family, and she returned to the inner courtyard.

Qin Baisong got his mother's instructions and knew that his aunt Yun didn't like those social events, so he directly intercepted the person and dragged him to the group of children.

There are not many children of the younger generation. Qin Qinghai has three, Qin Qingjiang has two, and Qin Huaifu's cousin also has one. In total, there are only two sons of Qin Qinghai who are over three years old.

The rest of the children were of the same generation as Qin Xiaoyun, and their ages varied, ranging from thirteen to four or five years old, and some were even younger. They were all taken care of by their mother’s maids and old women.

Don't be fooled by Qin Baisong's well-behaved appearance in front of her, he is a devil outside. Those bastards simply cannot get close to the future young master, for fear of being at a disadvantage and being punished.

The only ones who could gather together were the youngest sons of Uncles Fugui and Uncles. They were of relatively high status and were taught to be smart by their parents, so they naturally didn't worry about being in trouble.

The Qin family is really fertile. Don’t look at the fact that Qin Xiaoyun and her family only have five children. The people watching nearby have to hide in the corner and play. Together they have more than thirty children.

There are nearly thirty boys and girls over the age of thirteen who are still with their parents, not including married girls!

Grandfather Qin Wenshan’s four sons gave him more than seventy grandchildren!

In fact, Qin Xiaoyun's family is relatively small. Her father, Qin Huaihua, has one wife and three concubines. His wife gave birth to four children, two sons and two daughters. The three concubines gave birth to eight children in total, for a total of twelve children.

My uncle Qin Huairong had one wife and nine concubines. His wife gave birth to four children, three sons and one daughter. Two of the nine concubines died of childbirth complications, one died of illness, and the remaining six concubines were also very powerful, giving birth to a total of twenty-one children.

My third uncle Qin Huaifu was only a few months younger than Qin Huaihua. He had one wife and five concubines. His wife gave birth to five children, and his concubines gave birth to sixteen children.

Although my fourth uncle was only in his early thirties, he had many children. His wife gave birth to four, and his five concubines gave birth to nine.

These do not include those who are still in the aunts' wombs and those who have already died.

It is impossible to say that there is no harem dispute in the Qin family, but the Qin family has a good family tradition. The men are clear-headed, and the choice of legal wife is also quite polite and generous. The family rules do not allow the harem dispute to harm the lives of descendants...

In addition, the Qin family also employed several special people, including a female doctor with a keen sense of smell. In addition to taking care of the female family members' health, she would also regularly check whether there were any irregularities in the house.

The Qin family has a family rule that cruel and ruthless people are not allowed to enter the house, and concubines must be investigated before entering the house. This step screens out many people with bad character.

If a man likes a woman and insists on marrying her, that's fine. The mansion will directly arrange a one-stop service for you to divide the family property!

Regardless of whether you are a legitimate or illegitimate child, you will be given the minimum standard for dividing the family property, which is enough for you to buy a small courtyard and save some money to start a small business.

In addition, there is a nanny who teaches rules in the mansion. The first thing a concubine does when she enters the house is to be taught the rules and regulations. She will let her know what she can and cannot do, and what the consequences will be.

After the whole process, at least on the surface, the Qin family has a harmonious relationship between wives and concubines.

It was not until the banquet started at five o'clock that Qin Xiaoyun saw Qin Huaihua and his concubines and illegitimate sons.

As for the step-grandmother, she was not qualified to attend the banquet.

After the head of the family dies, concubines will be sent to the family temple regardless of whether they have children or not. However, if their sons are willing to take them away and support them after the family splits up, the Qin family will allow it.

Qin Huaihua was wearing clothes given to him by Qin Xiaoyun. Although the other concubines were also wearing new clothes, the fabrics were not as good as those of the maidservants beside Aunt Qin.

Qin Huaihua noticed someone was staring at him, turned around and saw it was Qin Xiaoyun and smiled at her.

This year the Qin family was in mourning and did not hire a theatre troupe. Before eight o'clock after dinner, Qin Huairong asked his wife to give red envelopes to the children and let each family go.

Qin Huaihua's place is not too far from the old house. It only takes about half an hour to walk back.

Qin Xiaoyun had no intention of being a filial daughter who would bring trouble to others. She just said hello to him and left with Fang Yulan and her son. As for the concubines and illegitimate sons, she didn't even give them a glance.

Maybe there are some good people among them, but what does that have to do with her?

After returning to Fang Yulan's apartment, Qin Qinghao took the two children downstairs to set off firecrackers.

"Now you should think about your own affairs. You can't be alone all the time. Your grandfather's death will be one year old in May. Today I heard from your aunt that she seems to have found a wife for the third young master, and she will start the work after the mourning period is over. You have to hurry up."

The mother and daughter sat in the house drinking tea and chatting, and they inevitably talked about Qin Xiaoyun's marriage. Although she knew that her daughter was enjoying her current life, she couldn't help but worry that there was no one around her who understood her.

"Mother doesn't dislike you, but what outsiders say is really unpleasant. They say that the Yan family's new wife's child is about to be born, but you still haven't found a place to stay. They say that you are obsessed with the boy from the Yan family...

People outside say what people outside say. If you don’t want to get married, you can find a son-in-law of lower status. If life is not to your liking, it’s okay to drive him away. At least you have a child, right?

It’s not that your mother is reluctant to give your brother’s child to you in the future, but even your own children may not be reliable, let alone a nephew who is a generation away from you.

We should raise a child for fun, otherwise it will be so lonely in the house, and no matter how much money we have, we won't hear any sound, how terrible!"

Qin Xiaoyun didn't expect Fang Yulan to be so open-minded that she even thought of the idea of ​​getting rid of the father and keeping the son. But she had never thought about having a child. How could she just find someone to give birth to a child!

But she didn't turn away, instead she responded: "It's worth considering finding a live-in son-in-law, but let's take it slow. I finally got out of the cage, let me be free for another two years."

Fang Yulan didn't have to shut up and get married or anything like that. She regretted what she said just now. Her daughter's temper is not very good now.

Seeing that Qin Xiaoyun was not angry, she immediately smiled and said, "Look at my mouth. Chinese New Year is such a good day. Why are you saying these things? You don't even know how to live your own life!"

She then started talking about the gossip she had heard from other wives, and then talked about the troubles she had encountered at work.

Although Qin Xiaoyun would not comment or agree with gossip, she loves to listen to it, can give the right emotional response, and can also give some advice on work.

Not to mention, the three women running the soap shop are really doing very well, and their positioning is very clear, which is to do mid- to high-end business.

In particular, Fang Yulan actually has some talent for perfume making, and she is willing to learn.

Last year, the three of them bought both the shop and the workshop with the profits, and each of them received several thousand yuan in dividends at the end of the year.

Not only did I get my capital back, but I also got a shop and a workshop!

Qin Xiaoyun was also happy and proud of her mother. She had originally planned to let Fang Yulan open a Western-style pastry shop if this business failed.

But those machines are not easy to find, so it would be fine to set up an ordinary snack shop. It would be enough to earn enough money to support their spending.